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{{italic title|Fuzzy (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')}}
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{{about|the dizzying Fuzzies from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''|the small, black enemies seen in some ''Mario'' platformer games with the same name|[[Fuzzy]]}}
{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 Fuzzies.png|350px]]<br>Artwork of two Fuzzies from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|title=Fuzzy
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ({{y|1995}})
|image=[[File:SMW2 Fuzzies.png|350px]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ({{y|2002}})
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
}}
}}
[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|left|[[Red Yoshi]] dizzy with dilated pupils after touching a Fuzzy]]
A '''Fuzzy''', also referred to as a '''Watabo'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''''BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY''' Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression.''|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) Issue #30|language=en-au|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|date=September 1995|page=12}}</ref> or '''Puff-Ball''',<ref>{{cite|quote=''Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s''{{sic}}'' only one flower to collect.''|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #43|publisher=EMAP|date=April 1996|language=en-gb|page=64}}</ref> is an enemy in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]]. They are furry spore-like creatures and the only members of [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]].
[[File:Fuzzy animation.gif‎|frame|left]]
A '''Fuzzy''' is a floating, furry, spore-like creature found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and is the sole member of the [[Dudim Phreykunoutonthis]] enemy group. When [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] makes contact or eats a Fuzzy, he gets dizzy, and the whole level is affected. While in this state, Yoshi may have a hard time walking and aiming eggs, and it will be especially difficult to understand the map well, as the whole background will flash rainbow colors, move and twist around. Fuzzies always appear in large groups and hover all over the field. Yoshi can avoid the dizzy effects by [[crouch]]ing.


They have their own level named after them, "[[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]]", which is also the first level to feature them. Fuzzies also appear in "[[GO! GO! MARIO!!]]", "[[Beware The Spinning Logs]]", and "[[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]]" (the latter being in the [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]]). Their effects there are more hazardous, due to the abundance of abysses in those levels.  
==History==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[File:DizzyYoshi.gif|thumb|The effects of touching a Fuzzy in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
Fuzzies are enemies in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and its remake. They are always found in groups. Fuzzies first appear in [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]] and return in [[GO! GO! MARIO!!]], [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], and [[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies]], the latter appearing only in the remake. Should a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] touch a Fuzzy, the screen becomes distorted,<ref>{{cite|quote=Touch a floating Fuzzy and it'll definitely put a wrinkle in your reality.|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|date=1995|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=33}}</ref> showing bright colors as well as a twisted display; this likely references the effects caused by psychedelic drugs such as {{wp|LSD}} or {{wp|psilocybin mushroom}}s. Yoshi fumbles around in this state, also struggling to utilize [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]], and the music becomes distorted. Should a Fuzzy be eaten, it produces a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind it.<ref>{{cite|author=MarioBrothBlog|date=June 10, 2021|url=x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1403032561308295174|title=Video of the effect|publisher=X|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
[[File:MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png|frame]]
Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (GBA)|Sky Garden]]. By modifying the game, it is possible for them to appear in the track.{{ref needed}}
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。<ref name=Squish/> (''When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, et al.|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。<ref name=SMA3/> (''When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW2_TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.png|Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies
Yoshi Touch Fuzzy Yoshi Get Dizzy.png|A Pink Yoshi after touching a Fuzzy
Yoshi Touch Fuzzy Yoshi Get Dizzy.png|[[Pink Yoshi]], after touching a Fuzzy
SMW2YI - Fuzzy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI Overworld (Stoned).oga|Music that plays. Variant of {{media link|SMW2YI Overworld.oga|this}}.
Fuzzy animation.gif|Animated sprite from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Spinning Logs.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yoshi's Island Christmas Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a Christmas-themed puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-Fuzzy.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMW2_TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.png|A Red Yoshi encountering a series of Fuzzies in ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
FightToadieswToadies.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
Fuzzy YI SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
Luigi and Yoshi fuzzied SMKun.png|''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Media files==
{{media table
|file1=YI Overworld (Dizzy).oga
|description1=Music that plays while under the effects of a Fuzzy in Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy. Variant of {{file link|SMW2YI Overworld.oga|this}}.
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワタボー<ref>[[media:SMW2 Guide JP 1.JPG|Scan of 「スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド攻略ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Kōryaku Guide Book'').]]</ref><ref>[[Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 24.]]</ref>
|Jpn=ワタボー
|JapR=Watabō
|JpnC=<ref name=Squish>{{cite|language=ja|date=September 20, 1995|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}|isbn=4-09-102523-4}}</ref><ref name=SMA3>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png|24}}}}</ref>
|JapM=Literally "cotton dude".
|JpnR=Watabō
|Fra=Cotonou{{ref needed}}
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「綿毛」(''watage'', "fuzz") and「坊」(''bō'', an affectionate suffix for boys)
|FraM=Pun on "cotonneux" (fluffy)
|Chi=棉毛球
|Ger=Sporky{{ref needed}}
|ChiS=<ref>Chinese name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], 棉毛球的厉害 (''Miánmáoqiú de lìhài'')</ref>
|GerM=From "Spore" (spore)
|ChiR=Miánmáo Qiú
|Ita=Stordino{{ref needed}}
|ChiM=Cotton ball
|ItaM=From "stordire" (to make dizzy), it's also the name of the normal Fuzzy.
|Fre=Cotonou
|Chi=棉毛球{{ref needed}}
|FreM=Pun on ''cotonneux'' ("fluffy")
|ChiR=Miánmáo qiú
|Ger=Sporen
|ChiM=Cotton ball}}
|GerC=<ref>German name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Lustiges Sporen Drama''</ref>
 
|GerM=Spores
==Trivia==
|GerN=A reference to {{wp|psilocybin mushroom}}s
*A [[Sammer Guy]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.
|Ita=Stordino
*The effects of touching Fuzzies may parody the stereotypical visual, mental and physical effects of popular psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms.
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''stordire'' (to make dizzy)
[[File:MKSC-Sky Garden Fuzzy.png|thumb]]
|ItaC=<ref>Italian name of [[Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy#Names in other languages|Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy]], ''Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone''</ref>
*Fuzzies were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|meant to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as indicated by sprites appearing in the same code as elements from [[Sky Garden (course)|Sky Garden]]. With GameShark codes, the player can make them appear on the track. No reason was given as to why the Fuzzies were taken out of the course.
|ItaN=Shared with [[Fuzzy]]
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:11, March 20, 2025

Fuzzy
Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
Artwork of two Fuzzies from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)

A Fuzzy, also referred to as a Watabo[1] or Puff-Ball,[2] is an enemy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake. They are furry spore-like creatures and the only members of Dudim Phreykunoutonthis.

History[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Yoshi after touching a Fuzzy
The effects of touching a Fuzzy in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Fuzzies are enemies in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake. They are always found in groups. Fuzzies first appear in Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy and return in GO! GO! MARIO!!, Beware The Spinning Logs, and Fight Toadies w/ Toadies, the latter appearing only in the remake. Should a Yoshi touch a Fuzzy, the screen becomes distorted,[3] showing bright colors as well as a twisted display; this likely references the effects caused by psychedelic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms. Yoshi fumbles around in this state, also struggling to utilize eggs, and the music becomes distorted. Should a Fuzzy be eaten, it produces a cloud of gas that can defeat enemies behind it.[4]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

A Sammer Guy in Super Paper Mario is called "Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy" as a reference to Fuzzies.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

MKSC Unused Fuzzy Sprites.png

Fuzzies were meant to appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, appearing in the same code as elements from Sky Garden. By modifying the game, it is possible for them to appear in the track.[citation needed]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: さわったり食べたりすると、毒にやられて景色がグニャグニャに見える。たくさんいるので、手におえない。[5] (When you touch or eat them, you will be poisoned and the landscape will look squishy. There are so many of them that it is unbearable.)
  • Player's Guide: They won't hurt Yoshi, but they'll definitely warp his world! They drift down in droves and are very hard to avoid.[6]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): さわったり食べたりすると景色がグニャグニャになり、操作がむずかしくなる。ちなみに、食べるとオナラが出て、これを敵に当てれば倒せるぞ。[7] (When touched or eaten, the scenery becomes squishy and it becomes difficult to control. By the way, when you eat, gas comes out, which you can use to hit enemies to defeat them.)

Gallery[edit]

Media files[edit]

Icon of an audio speaker. YI Overworld (Dizzy) - Music that plays while under the effects of a Fuzzy in Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy. Variant of thisMedia:SMW2YI Overworld.oga.
File infoMedia:YI Overworld (Dizzy).oga
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワタボー[5][7]
Watabō
Portmanteau of「綿毛」(watage, "fuzz") and「坊」(, an affectionate suffix for boys)
Chinese 棉毛球[?]
Miánmáo Qiú
Cotton ball
Chinese (simplified) [8] -
French Cotonou[?] Pun on cotonneux ("fluffy")
German Sporen[9] Spores A reference to psilocybin mushrooms
Italian Stordino[10] Diminutive of stordire (to make dizzy) Shared with Fuzzy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BUMPING INTO THE WRONG GUY Not all creatures on Yoshi’s Island are fatal. These Watabos for example only cause dizziness, leaving Yoshi to stagger about wearing a daft expression." – September 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) Issue #30. Catalyst Publishing (Australian English). Page 12.
  2. ^ "Go through the Puff-Ball stage quickly there’s[sic] only one flower to collect." – April 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #43. EMAP (British English). Page 64.
  3. ^ "Touch a floating Fuzzy and it'll definitely put a wrinkle in your reality." – Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Nintendo of America. Page 33.
  4. ^ MarioBrothBlog (June 10, 2021). Video of the effect. X. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b September 20, 1995. 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102523-4. Page 6Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P6.jpg.
  6. ^ Miller, et al.. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 127Media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg.
  7. ^ a b November 20, 2002. 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106701-4. Page 24Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P24.png.
  8. ^ Chinese name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, 棉毛球的厉害 (Miánmáoqiú de lìhài)
  9. ^ German name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Lustiges Sporen Drama
  10. ^ Italian name of Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy, Urta Stordino e vai nel pallone